tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72238402924743499912024-02-01T20:35:55.993-08:00Califa Products and News!A place for staff of Califa member libraries to keep up with our latest news and offerings.Heather at Califahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200998835967437678noreply@blogger.comBlogger342125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-28681709602778411702015-04-20T12:11:00.001-07:002015-04-20T12:11:21.745-07:00Marketing Your Database<div _mce_style="color: #18150f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;" style="color: #18150f; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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You can access these materials by signing in, where you're given the option to choose standard (<em>I'll Take It)</em> items, or custom-made (<em>I'll Tweak It</em>)
materials with your library name, logo, quick response codes, website,
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Your username is: gale + your account number (ex.: gale123456) </div>
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Your password is: only your account number (ex.: 123456)<br /></div>
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These materials are available for the majority of their databases, material for the newer databases are still being worked on.</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-78028214331190969242015-04-17T08:01:00.000-07:002015-04-17T08:01:11.051-07:00Total Boox Launches Free Reading Campaign<div style="color: #2b2b2b; font-size: 33px;">
<span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px;">In honor of National Library Week, </span><a href="http://www.libraries.wright.edu/noshelfrequired/2015/04/17/total-boox-launches-free-reading-campaign/www.totalboox.com" style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #24890e; letter-spacing: 0px;">Total Boox </span></a><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px;">is making its entire collection of ebooks available for free reading through the end of April, 2015. Anyone with an Android, IOS, and Kindle Fire tablet or an Android phone can read over 35,000 quality titles for free at </span><a href="http://www.libraries.wright.edu/noshelfrequired/2015/04/17/total-boox-launches-free-reading-campaign/www.totalboox.com/campaigns/nlw" style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #24890e; letter-spacing: 0px;">www.totalboox.com/campaigns/nlw</span></a><span style="font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px;">.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Librarians are invited to take advantage of this unique opportunity and encourage their patrons to explore the plethora of ebooks that Total Boox offers—from romance, mystery, and literary fiction to self-help, travel, and cooking—at no cost to the patron or the library.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">“We had phenomenal success when we first introduced our “free reading” campaign in honor of the National Library Week in April 2014,” said Yoav Lorch, Founder and CEO of Total Boox. “The mission this year is the same: to celebrate libraries by inviting people to read, with no limitations.”</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Total Boox provides instant access to an array of fiction and nonfiction titles bearing imprints of the world’s top publishers, including the Workman group, O’Reilly, FW Media, Sourcebooks, Other Press, Berlitz, New World Library, Red Wheel Weiser, Berrett-Koehler, Open-Road, and many more.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">For instructions on how to register and download ebooks for free, go to www.totalboox.com/campaigns/nlw.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">From No Shelf Required: </span>http://www.libraries.wright.edu/noshelfrequired/2015/04/17/total-boox-launches-free-reading-campaign/</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-7091295578194071032015-04-15T07:37:00.004-07:002015-04-15T07:37:49.185-07:00enki Training at Folsom Public Library<div style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; padding: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Please join us for an overview and introductory training on enki eBooks on </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><span style="color: black;">Tuesday, May 12th </span></strong><span style="color: black;">at </span>10 AM - 12 Noon at the <a href="http://www.folsom.ca.us/depts/library_services/locations_hours.asp" target="_blank">Folsom Public Library</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To RSVP: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1u1EXF8IJgaq5-x4iMiNSkepaYw4-JeDWs0rQsFtyoIE/viewform?usp=send_form" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1u1EXF8IJgaq5-x4iMiNSkepaYw4-JeDWs0rQsFtyoIE/viewform?usp=send_form</a>. </span></span></div>
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<li style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What is enki? How was it developed and where is it now? </span></li>
<li style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">enki resources such as support, marketing and the collection </span></li>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Each training will include hands-on time, so please bring a personal device such as a laptop, tablet or smart phone. Please also bring a working library card and PIN number for a participating enki library. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You will also need Adobe Digital Editions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Training sessions will be taught by Amanda Jacobs Foust of enki Collection Development Coordinator for Califa. </span></span></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-55658115673824275742015-03-23T06:58:00.000-07:002015-03-23T07:13:35.984-07:00enki eBook Training<br />
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<span class="s1">Please join us for an overview and introductory training on enki eBooks. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">Each two-hour course will cover:</span></div>
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<li class="li1"><span class="s1">What is enki? How was it developed and where is it now? </span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">enki resources such as support, marketing and the collection </span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">How to access enki to check out, download and return titles </span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1">Statistics and reports </span></li>
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<span class="s1">Each training will include hands-on time, so please bring a personal device such as a laptop, tablet or smart phone. Please also bring a working library card and PIN number for a participating enki library. </span>You will also need Adobe Digital Editions.</div>
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<span class="s1">Northern California training sessions will be taught by Amanda Jacobs Foust of enki collection development for Califa. </span></div>
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<span class="s1">To register: <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/XD1MItGqTY"><span class="s2">http://goo.gl/forms/XD1MItGqTY</span></a> </span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Thursday, April 2nd:</b></span></div>
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<li class="li1"><span class="s1">10 AM-12/Noon at the Peninsula Library System Office: 2471 Flores Street, Room 204; San Mateo, CA 94403. There is a parking lot but most of the spaces are rented out. Please don’t park in the lot. There is all day street parking on 24th Ave. between Flores St, and Hacienda St. Limit: 24. </span></li>
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<li class="li1"><span class="s1">2 PM-4PM at San Jose State University: 150 E San Fernando, Classroom 217, San Jose, CA 95113 (corner of San Fernando and 4th) and the room is on the 2nd floor. There is a parking garage on 4th just north of the library, between Santa Clara and San Fernando, on the left side of the street. (4th is a 1-way going south so you get to the garage before the library). Limit: 28 </span></li>
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<span class="s1"><b>Friday, April 3rd:</b></span></div>
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<li class="li1"><span class="s1">10 AM- 12/Noon at the Marin County Free Library Technical Services Office at 1600 Los Gamos Dr., Suite 180, San Rafael, CA 9403. Limit: 18. </span></li>
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<span class="s1">There will be an Orange County session in April, date to be determined.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b>Wednesday, March 25th:</b></span></div>
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<li class="li1"><span class="s1">10 AM-12/Noon at the Riverside County Library System-Robidoux Library, 5840 Mission Blvd., Jurupa Valley, CA 92509</span></li>
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<li class="li1"><span class="s1">9 AM-11 AM at the Palm Springs Public Library, 300 S. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262.</span></li>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-50531537878197257792015-03-03T11:30:00.000-08:002015-03-03T11:30:36.227-08:00Promoting Your Databases<div class="p1">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even with discounts, databases can still be an expensive resource and many libraries comment that they are underused. In order for them to be used, however, both patrons and staff must know they are there. Some bookmarks, an email, or a widget on your website won't be enough. It will take some time and require various methods so your patrons and staff are exposed to your message in different ways and multiple times. Databases need to be promoted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First off it's important that staff knows their library has a database and they have been trained on how to use it. This enables staff to recommend a database, show how to use it or hold classes on certain databases. Many vendors offer ongoing webinar training on their products to review changes and updates and libraries can contact their reps or Califa to set up trainings or webinars for their staff.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some libraries promote databases at staff meetings where a staff member trains everyone on a database. This has the additional benefit of providing staff members with the opportunity to hone their presentation and training skills.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles Public Library has been promoting 'Featured Resources' for a few years now. Every month they choose a database which is highlighted on their <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001nWOKoo1P_IQkaKGKJIN5gE6EpBC1r-0jviBDUeUakytGLNtlwZ4fGDYleJrme2196zwGr42j9q5VjcZEVkUQbAu6rt0iaac6WWEgSAMEFi64lwx4k81xxtCtocODK0E7AGAATS-WRbkDgDrOm3G_4KzVURGu5Pme"><span class="s1">Research & Homework page</span></a> and they have a sign next to the reference desk in all their branches promoting that month's resource as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pasadena Public Library has created subject guides to promote their resources. They also feature monthly databases, which are listed on their <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001nWOKoo1P_IQkaKGKJIN5gE6EpBC1r-0jviBDUeUakytGLNtlwZ4fGDYleJrme2196zwGr42j9q4V4mncquef4d-CFpbhqoZ_7_PWG8C7QxL63JU0crtKUg=="><span class="s1">main subject guide page</span></a>. Some vendors will provide t-shirts, buttons or bookmarks that can be worn or handed out during such a promotion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cross promotion is another great way to not only remind patrons but staff as well of additional resources. In a reference book, the career center, or in the stacks where popular items (books, DVDs, CDs, audio books) are often checked out a library can place brochures, bookmarks, posters, signs or QR codes suggesting specific databases, e-books or streaming services. Again many of these materials are provided by the vendors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also in database classes staff can promote related databases or e-books. For example if a library is holding a class on a language database, they can also let patrons know they can access foreign films or music through a streaming service or check out an e-book in that language. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A library should define an acceptable activity level or cost per use. This provides a benchmark to assist in the evaluation and to see if the promotions had any effect. If those databases aren't seeing much use, make sure you're giving them a chance, after all you have spent a lot of money on them. Unfortunately "<i>Build it, and he will come</i>" doesn't always work; sometimes you need to tell them about it. And not just once, but often.</span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-51276075947988360782015-02-27T09:35:00.001-08:002015-02-27T09:35:43.697-08:00Enter AWE's 2015 Video Contest for a chance to win an AWE Early Literacy Station<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">It's as easy as 1, 2, 3.</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Create a short video, 30 to 90 seconds in length about your library. It should</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Show how you use AWE's Early Literacy Station(s) at your library or why you want one at your library. And it should</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Tell how the Early Literacy Station™ currently benefits or would benefit the young children in your community.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Three libraries will be selected as the winners. Each winner will win a free Early Literacy Station.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The submission period is March 16 - May 31, 2015.</span></span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-70993878929342704742015-01-26T09:20:00.001-08:002015-01-26T09:20:20.030-08:00New Staff Professional Development Resources from Gale<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<span style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">In hopes of assisting libraries in providing tools for staff professional development, Gale has compiled a list of eBook titles using the </span></span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"></span></span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">nomenclature</span></span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"> </span></span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">compiled by WebJunction</span></span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"> for the </span></span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">2014 Competency Index, </span></span><span style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">and bundled them by competency. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">The eBooks are from 4 leading publishing partners, focused specifically on library professional development topics and can provide an affordable self-directed option for staff looking to build or advance their skills. By creating a sub-collection within GVRL, staff will enjoy simultaneous access, article-level indexing, PDF options, highlighting and notes and flexibility. </span></span></div>
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<li><b>Essential Library Competencies:</b> These competencies are the underpinning of all of the other sections of the Competency Index. <b>Core technology skills</b> and strong interpersonal skills are fundamental for everyone who works in a library in any position. Librarians and library staff who possess all of these qualities will build a vibrant and relevant library. <b>Personal/Interpersonal Competencies</b> are key In most situations in life, where your effectiveness is enhanced by clear communication, strong relationships, ethical behavior and the flexibility to be a leader, team player and lifelong learner.</li>
<li><b>Library Collection Competencies:</b> Library collections exist to meet the diverse lifelong learning needs of their users and communities. Laws and policies guide practice. Efficient workflows and practices help provide organized and expedient access.</li>
<li><b>Library Management Competencies:</b> Today’s organizational cultures are less traditionally hierarchical in structure and focus more on collaboration and empowerment. Library directors and leaders manage traditional responsibilities like finances and facilities, but must also be excellent communicators who inspire others and act with the larger community in mind.</li>
<li><b>Public Services Competencies:</b> All of the services that interface directly with the library’s users come together under the heading of public services. These frontline staff anticipate and meet the needs of users in the most visible way. Fully supported by all of the other sectors and departments, they work to provide the best possible programs and services to the library community.</li>
<li><b>Technology Competencies: Systems and IT:</b> Technology is now ubiquitous in libraries and IT intersects with all departments. Depending on the size and type of library, there may be strict divisions between the responsibilities of IT staff and other library staff, or the line may be more indistinct as it is for “accidental” systems librarians in small libraries. Certain IT functions may be handled by consultants, too. </li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 8pt;"><b>Chandos Publishing: </b>An imprint of Elsevier, Chandos Publishing is a leading publisher in library and information science and social science, producing books combining theory and practice into high-value resources. Chandos represents more than ½ the total package and has titles covering everything from leadership to social media marketing.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 8pt;"><b>Information Today:</b> Information Today, Inc. is the publisher of several Internet and Technology magazines, newsletters and books all geared toward the library, information & knowledge management community. Available in this package are a dozen eBooks including titles like <i>Career Q&A: A Librarian’s Real-Life, Practical Guide to Managing a Successful Career</i>, <i>The Accidental Systems Librarian</i>, <i>The Cybrarian’s Web,</i> and more.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 8pt;"><b>Libraries Unlimited:</b> An imprint of ABC-Clio, Libraries Unlimited serves academic, public, school, and special libraries by producing library science textbooks, reference works, practical handbooks, and professional guides designed to help library professionals keep current with leading-edge trends and acquire new skills through every phase of their careers.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 8pt;"><b>Wiley: </b>Wiley is a leading publisher of global research, professional development and education materials. Hand-selected specifically for this collection are titles which can help libraries advance in the areas of marketing and leadership including eBooks such as <i>Great Leadership Creates Great Workplaces</i>, <i>The New Rules of Marketing & PR</i>, and <i>Pinterest Marketing: An Hour a Day</i>. </li>
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On January 9th Linda Crowe, Califa's Executive Director announced her retirement and today Susan Hildreth was announced as her successor. Ms. Hildreth will start on March 1.</div>
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<span class="s1">The Peninsula Library System, a consortium of public and community college libraries in San Mateo CA, is pleased to announce that Susan Hildreth will be joining the System as its Executive Director. She will also assume the responsibilities for its affiliated partners, the Pacific Library Partnership, a California Library Service Act system and Califa, a 501(c)(3) not for profit membership organization that provides services and programs to libraries throughout California. Hildreth served as the State Librarian of California from 2004 – 2009 and has served in leadership positions in California public libraries since 1980. Hildreth will complete her term as the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services in Washington, DC, on January 18, 2015 and will assume her new position on March 1.</span></div>
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Save the dates for webinars from these vendors. Please see our calendar for invite information: <a href="http://califa.org/calendar/" id="lnk374337">http://califa.org/calendar/</a></div>
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Skillsoft’s Books24x7 provides business, technical and well being content containing thousands of digitized books, book summaries, research reports and best practices. There are also instructional videos covering a wide range of IT, programming and desktop topics.</div>
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For those of you that like to plan ahead, Internet Librarian is October 27-29 in lovely Monterey, California. Califa Members can register online at <a href="https://secure.infotoday.com/forms?form=il2014"><span class="s1">https://secure.infotoday.com/forms?form=il2014</span></a> and use code <b>14CAL</b> to receive the consortial discount.</div>
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This year’s Internet Librarian 2014 conference focuses on the strategies, services and tools that enable us to engage, connect and build relationships with the communities who use our libraries, fund our libraries, and support and defend our libraries. The program includes discussions about how the use of mobile devices and electronic collections is changing the spaces in libraries and the services libraries provide. It focuses on the skills, competencies, and roles that are evolving to deal with these and other changes in our towns, campuses, agencies and corporate enterprises. Information Today’s 17th annual Internet Librarian caters to all interests and all levels of knowledge with five simultaneous tracks, including Internet@Schools. The conference provides the ideal opportunity to gather insights and ideas to ignite our imaginations and spark innovation while it creates lots of opportunities for connections and conversations.</div>
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Join us at the most comprehensive conference for library and information professionals interested in technology to discover the insights, strategies and practices that allow us to push the envelope in expanding the net, managing libraries and digital information, and enhancing the information sharing and learning experience of people in our communities. Internet Librarian 2014 provides attendees with lots of opportunities to meet and hear from leading “movers and shakers” in the information industry in all types of environments – leaders in the information industry are integrating content and delighting their clients, organizing and managing digital content in creative ways, setting the context for excellence in information utilization in their organizations, revolutionizing the roles of info pros, building strong collaborative communities among their customers and colleagues, and using new technologies in exciting ways. This conference encourages you to bring and share your ideas and champion new practices – this is where ideas and action come together, where innovation ignites.</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-77073429128261608422014-06-12T11:21:00.001-07:002014-06-12T11:21:39.126-07:00Enki will be offering stories from JukePop<div class="p1">
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PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - June 11, 2014) - <a href="http://www.jukepop.com/home/index"><span class="s1">JukePop, Inc.</span></a>, the pioneering e-book discovery site using crowd sourced reading analytics to identify up-and-coming literary talent, announced that it has reached an agreement with the Califa Library Group to offer fresh and popular stories from JukePop's self-published authors on Califa's Enki Library E-book Platform. Developed in conjunction with the Contra Costa County Library, the <a href="http://enkilibrary.org/"><span class="s1">Enki Library</span></a> E-book Platform currently serves 35 libraries in California. This new agreement will provide these library patrons access to JukePop emerging new authors with the click of a mouse.</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-88652078466792449502014-05-29T16:21:00.000-07:002014-05-29T16:21:33.839-07:00From Booklist Online<span class="headline" style="background-color: white; color: #000044; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><a href="http://blog.booklistonline.com/2014/05/28/the-power-of-libraries-booth-at-book-expo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: The Power of Libraries Booth at Book Expo">THE POWER OF LIBRARIES BOOTH AT BOOK EXPO</a> </span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Lucky enough to be attending Book Expo America conference in NYC this week? Be sure to stop by the Power of Libraries, in booth #1242 (naturally, come say hello to us at the</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><em style="background-color: white;">Booklist</em><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">booth, as well, booth #1043!).</span><br />
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There are five library consortia from across the country that are collaborating on this theme.<br />
The groups are: Amigos (TX), Califa (CA), LYRASIS (GA), MLS (MA), and RAILS (IL)<br />Collectively they represent over 6,000 libraries of all types across the United States.<br />
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Each of these groups have statewide e-book platforms, and they seek to strengthen the library-publisher relationship, especially in this time of great flux in the e-book marketplace. Some of their goals with this Power of Libraries campaign are to:<br />
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Engage in dialogue with authors and publishers on the importance of e-books in libraries, and voice current concerns held by librarians and patrons while respecting the views and interests of authors and publishers.<br />
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Demonstrate the collective buying power of libraries in the e-book market.<br />
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Keep letting publishers know that readers use libraries AND buy books.<br />
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Reinforce the fact that librarians have the expertise to bring readers to new books that they may eventually buy.<br />
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Take some time away from the galley grab of BEA and spend a moment talking to Veronda Pitchford and the Power of Libraries team. They’ll be distributing a fun comic strip showcasing librarians as superheroes. Let them know <em>Booklist</em> sent you!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">- See more at: <a href="http://blog.booklistonline.com/2014/05/28/the-power-of-libraries-booth-at-book-expo/#sthash.CFh08NAb.B0uthDzm.dpuf">http://blog.booklistonline.com/2014/05/28/the-power-of-libraries-booth-at-book-expo/#sthash.CFh08NAb.B0uthDzm.dpuf</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-55280148970746788782014-04-15T14:57:00.002-07:002014-04-15T14:57:45.771-07:00California Emerging Technology Fund Names Linda Crowe 2014 Broadband Champion<div class="p1">
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<b>Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA – March 26, 2014 – </b>The California Emerging Technology Fund is pleased to announce Linda Crowe, Executive Director of the Peninsula Library System (San Mateo County) and Califa, a consortium of more than 220 California public libraries, is a 2014 Broadband Champion. Fifteen individuals are being recognized for their groundbreaking work and strong commitment to close the Digital Divide. </div>
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The Champions were selected in consultation with dozens of broadband leaders, community advocates and state and local policymakers. The 15 individuals are featured in the California Emerging Technology Fund 2013-2014 Annual Report and will be recognized at events in San Francisco on March 27 and in Pasadena on May 19. </div>
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“We congratulate Linda and all of the Broadband Champions. From El Centro to Silicon Valley, from Hollywood to Humboldt, they are representatives of trailblazers who work throughout California and beyond to point the way for policymakers to understand the opportunities afforded by information technology and high-speed Internet access,” said CETF President and CEO Sunne Wright McPeak. “The Champions also share the moral imperative not to leave anyone behind or offline. Each of these individuals inspires us to act to close the Digital Divide,” she said. <i>Photo of Linda Crowe and the full list of recipients are available on request. </i></div>
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<b>Linda Crowe: <i>Moving California Libraries into the Digital Age</i></b></div>
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Linda Crowe understands the power of networks. She serves as Executive Director of the Peninsula Library System, which includes Silicon Valley cities, and of Califa, a consortium of more than 220 California public libraries. A pioneer on national and state digital initiatives, including leading a national task force focused on equal access to electronic resources, Linda for a decade has worked to develop a library network for California. In 2012, the state’s academic-based network agreed to invite public libraries, but then the State Library budget was slashed. Undeterred, Linda and others conducted a “needs assessment,” which showed that 52% of California public libraries had unacceptably slow Internet connections. Now, the Governor’s proposed budget for 2014-15 includes $3.3 million for upgrading connections to join the network. Linda is not looking back: Instead she asks “What’s next?” and “How can we make it better?” </div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-47349408822333245742014-04-15T14:55:00.001-07:002014-04-15T14:55:30.539-07:00California Emerging Technology Fund Announces 2014 Broadband Champions
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<b>Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA – March 26, 2014 – </b>The California Emerging Technology Fund is pleased to announce the 2014 Broadband Champions. Fifteen individuals are being recognized for their groundbreaking work and strong commitment to close the Digital Divide. </div>
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The Champions were selected in consultation with dozens of broadband leaders, community advocates and state and local policymakers. The 15 individuals are featured in the California Emerging Technology Fund 2013-2014 Annual Report and will be recognized at events in San Francisco on March 27 and in Pasadena on May 19.</div>
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“We congratulate the Broadband Champions. From El Centro to Humboldt, from Hollywood to San Francisco, they are representatives of trailblazers who work throughout California and beyond to point the way for policymakers to understand the opportunities afforded by information technology and high-speed Internet access,” said CETF President and CEO Sunne Wright McPeak. “The Champions also share the moral imperative not to leave anyone behind or offline. Each of these individuals inspires us to act to close the Digital Divide,” she said. </div>
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<b>Technology Manager, Mission Economic Development Agency, San Francisco</b><br />
Richard developed the first broadband adoption program at MEDA, which has blossomed into an ambitious goal to ensure every family in the Mission District has access to a computer and high-speed Internet at home. <br />
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<b>Mayor of Winters, Yolo County</b></div>
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Schoolchildren in the Sacramento Valley town of Winters are getting the latest technology at school from a generous grant, but many still have no Internet access when they go home. Cecilia is making parent engagement a top priority and is now working to get families connected to broadband at home. </div>
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<b>Gerardo Alvarez, Superintendent of Parlier Unified School District; Israel Lara, President, Youth Centers of America, Parlier</b></div>
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Gerardo and Israel arranged to distribute 900 new iPad tablets – one to every Parlier High School student – just days before Christmas 2013. Each tablet has a hotspot so families now can get online at home.</div>
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Connie is the spark for connecting hundreds of residents in rural desert farming communities to the online world, and she helped land a reading and literacy grant designed to get 1,300 young students reading proficiently by the 3rd grade.</div>
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<span class="s1">Ø</span><span class="s2"> </span><b>Damary Bustos: Finding Her Voice Through Technology</b></div>
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Born with cerebral palsy, Damary uses technology that enables her to attend college and follow her passion to advocate for disability rights. Her story underscores how access to broadband communication can open up new worlds and enable a remarkable young woman to be heard.</div>
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<span class="s1">Ø</span><span class="s2"> </span><b>Linda Crowe: Moving California Libraries into the Digital Age</b></div>
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Linda has worked for more than a decade on the local, state and national level to develop technology resources of libraries. Her recent advocacy is focused on securing state funds for upgrading connections and allowing California libraries to network more easily.</div>
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<span class="s1">Ø</span><span class="s2"> </span><b>Eric Cutright and Paul Romero: Bringing 21</b><span class="s3"><b><sup>st</sup></b></span><b> Century Technology to Tribes</b></div>
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<b>Eric Cutright, Karuk Tribe Informational Technology Director; Paul Romero, Yurok Tribe Information Service Director, Humboldt County<br />
</b>After years of living with unmet promises for reliable telecommunications systems, the Karuk and Yurok tribes joined efforts to launch the Klamath River Rural Broadband Initiative Project. When completed, more than 600 unserved and underserved households will be connected. </div>
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<span class="s1">Ø</span><span class="s2"> </span><b>Marilyn Friedman: Drawing Inspiration from Young Animators</b>.</div>
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As former head of outreach for DreamWorks Animation, Marilyn matched budding animators, many of whom attended low-performing Los Angeles schools, with Hollywood professionals. She also spearheaded the donation of more than 1,400 DreamWorks computers to The ACME Network, which sponsors the career-building program.</div>
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<span class="s1">Ø</span><span class="s2"> </span><b>Susan Hildreth: Turning Libraries into Innovation Centers</b></div>
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<b>Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Washington, D.C.</b></div>
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A former California State Librarian, Susan was appointed in 2011 by President Obama to lead the Institute. In this national leadership role, Susan and her team are recognized internationally for using technology to offer engaging experiences for lifelong learners and turn libraries into centers of innovation.</div>
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<span class="s1">Ø</span><span class="s2"> </span><b>Arlene Krebs: Using Technology to Transform Lives</b></div>
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<b>Founding Director, Wireless Education and Technology Center, CSU Monterey Bay</b></div>
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Arlene understands how technology can transform lives by providing access to new opportunities. Leading a number of broadband adoption programs in Monterey County, Arlene is promoting digital inclusion for the homeless, unemployed, students and veterans.</div>
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<span class="s1">Ø</span><span class="s2"> </span><b>Rick Miller and Jay McPhail: Pioneering Computers in the Classroom</b></div>
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<b>Rick Miller, Former Superintendent Riverside Unified School District (now Superintendent, Santa Ana Unified School District); Jay McPhail, Former Director of Innovation, RUSD (now Chief Technology Officer, Fullerton School District)</b></div>
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Rick and Jay are pioneers in bringing technology to the classroom. Beyond placing computers in Riverside middle schools, in partnership with the CETF-sponsored School2Home program they focused on implementing critical teacher and parent training to ensure a successful program.</div>
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Dewanna wants her students to succeed academically and to be productive contributors to society. That motivation leads her to involve parents in the learning process through the School2Home program, which supports student and family engagement with technology in the classroom and at home. Once a student at Frick herself, Dewanna has helped 300 Frick families gain Digital Literacy training and home broadband. </div>
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<b>About the California Emerging Technology Fund</b></div>
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<i>The mission of CETF is to close the Digital Divide in California by breaking down barriers to high-speed Internet access at home. The goal is to reach 98% of all residences with broadband infrastructure and to achieve 80% home adoption by 2017. This statewide goal can only be accomplished if the following specific hard-to-reach target communities achieve at least a 70% adoption rate: low-income populations, Latino households, rural communities, and people with disabilities. For more information, please visit </i><a href="http://www.cetfund.org/"><span class="s4"><i>www.cetfund.org</i></span></a><i>.</i></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-66838884861444594772014-04-03T16:33:00.000-07:002014-04-03T16:33:04.488-07:00Reader's Advisory Workshops with Duncan Smith Creator of NoveList<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">Whether your library has a fully-staffed readers’ advisory department or is just beginning to explore how to bring RA to your library, this program will provide essential information on how libraries are currently engaging and serving readers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 19px;">(see the February 1, 2014 issue of LJ for an article about the survey <a href="http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/02/library-services/the-state-of-readers-advisory/" target="_blank">http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/02/library-services/the-state-of-readers-advisory/</a>). </span></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-8749146992325403142014-04-02T16:38:00.003-07:002014-04-02T16:38:14.271-07:00A Message From Greg Lucas, California’s New State Librarian<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 108pt 0px 0px; text-indent: 21.6pt;">
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 21.6pt;">I wanted to briefly introduce myself and say thanks for the welcome and encouragement I’ve received from California’s library community. I’m excited by the chance to help advance literacy and draw attention to the contributions of libraries and librarians throughout the state.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The State Library is an amazing, 164-year-old institution whose staff shares a commitment to California’s past and its future.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">In the immediate future, my primary focus is approval of the governor’s $2.25 million budget proposal to link public libraries to the not-for-profit Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California. I’m not an acronym fan but the high-speed broadband system is routinely referred to as CENIC. Created by the University of California, CENIC’s other members include the state university system, California’s community colleges and public schools.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">As someone said on a conference call the other day, hooking up to CENIC is a “game changer” for libraries. A State Library needs assessment on high-speed broadband finds that 70 percent of California’s public libraries have connectivity that is more limited than the typical American home– not exactly redefining lickety-split for the 21<span><sup>st</sup></span> Century.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">This status quo would be almost laughable in the state that’s home to the Silicon Valley and any number of telecommunications marvels, except it’s not funny.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">In libraries all over the state, particularly in underserved communities and rural areas, those connections provide lifeline services like job applications, tax forms and medical information to countless Californians.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Over the last few days, I’ve heard various estimates that at least 40 percent and as many as 80 percent of public libraries would see improved Internet speed by hooking up to the network. By any yardstick, that’s way better than the current situation.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Hooking up to such a large broadband network also means CENIC takes care of a lot of the tedious, time-consuming activities that have led some short-staffed libraries to give up on navigating the labyrinth of existing Internet service discount programs. The governor also includes $1 million in his budget to help libraries upgrade their systems to better benefit from the high-speed connection.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The broadband proposal is being considered by legislative budget subcommittees during the week of April 21. Lawmakers send a budget to the governor on or before June 15.</span></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-32895443439281550442014-03-27T11:07:00.001-07:002014-03-27T11:07:37.864-07:00AWE Video Contest for Public LibrariesCreate a short video, 30 to 90 seconds in length about your library and show how you use AWE's Early Literacy Station(s) at your library or why you want one at your library. And the video should tell how the Early Literacy Station™ currently benefits or would benefit the young children in your community.<br /><br />Three libraries will be selected as the winners. Each winner will win a free Early Literacy Station.<br /><br />The submission period is March 17 - June 1, 2014<br /><br />For details: <a href="http://www.awelearning.com/en/markets/libraries/publiclibraries/awevideocontest/">http://www.awelearning.com/en/markets/libraries/publiclibraries/awevideocontest/</a><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-6706119755338302362014-03-25T14:09:00.003-07:002014-03-25T14:09:41.480-07:00New State Librarian<div style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Governor appointed a new State Librarian today. The appointment announcement is located at <a href="http://www.gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=18459" target="_blank">http://www.gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=18459</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">3-25-2014<br />SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointment.<br /><br />Greg Lucas, 55, of Sacramento, has been appointed State Librarian. Lucas has been a senior editor for Capitol Weekly since 2011 and has written and edited California’s Capitol, a website he created focusing on California history and politics, since 2007. He was Sacramento bureau chief and a Capitol reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle from 1988 to 2007 and covered the Capitol for the Los Angeles Daily Journal from 1985 to 1988. Lucas has been a board member at the Friends of the California State Archives since 2012. He earned a Master of Arts degree in professional writing from the University of Southern California. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $142,968. Lucas is a Democrat.</span></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-25967609383237373522014-03-13T11:15:00.000-07:002014-03-13T11:15:21.918-07:00Public Library Broadband Proposal to go Before Budget Subcommittees in April – LETTERS NEEDED<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Governor Brown’s January Budget contains $2.25
million in proposed new, ongoing funding to connect all public libraries to a
statewide, high-speed broadband network operated by the Corporation for
Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The budget also proposes that an additional $1 million in one-time
money be used for grants for those public libraries that may need assistance
with the purchase of circuits or other hardware, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This funding and policy issue has been scheduled for
hearing in the Budget Subcommittees on Education Finance next month at the
State Capitol and we need your help.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The State Library budget is the purview of the
Assembly Budget Subcommittee Number 2 on Education Finance and the Senate
Budget Subcommittee Number 1 on Education Finance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These subcommittees have scheduled a discussion of the
Governor’s public library broadband proposal for late April (April 23 and April
24 respectively).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CLA, the State
Library and CENIC worked tirelessly last year to educate the legislature and
the Department of Finance about the need for this program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That advocacy effort led to the
creation of the major State Library Broadband Needs Assessment that almost the
entire library community participated in during the Fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Needs Assessment gave CLA critical
data and validated the claims we had made at the Capitol regarding the
overwhelming need for better broadband speed, capacity and connectivity for
California public libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Since the Governor has embraced this proposal as
part of his January Budget, it is imperative that the library community
demonstrate a strong show of support for the broadband plan when the issue is
before the Budget subcommittees in April.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Please take a moment today to use the <u>sample letter</u> that we have
provided or feel free to customize it to fit your needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Send your letter to each member
listed below either by mail or by fax by Wednesday, April 16.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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that you may access on the CLA website at <a href="http://www.cla-net.org/">www.cla-net.org</a>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">RE:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>BUDGET
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STATE LIBRARY –<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Library Broadband Services – Support Governor’s January Budget<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I am writing to request your strong support of a
program contained in the Governor’s January Budget that would provide essential
broadband services for all of California’s public libraries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This issue will be before the Budget
Subcommittees on Education Finance in late April for a hearing when the State
Library budget is considered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Budget Item 6120-215-0001 would provide $2.25
million in ongoing General Fund money for public libraries to allow them to
join a major high-speed broadband network, operated by the Corporation for
Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An additional $1 million in one-time funding would be
provided for the purpose of providing grants to libraries that may need additional
assistance with the purchase of circuits or other augmentations, in order to
join the CENIC network.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I am pleased that Governor Brown included funding
in his Budget that will enable public libraries to join a high speed Internet
backbone, which will allow libraries throughout the state to better meet the
dynamic changing needs of patrons. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Library usage is at an all-time high [ <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">- please insert some
numbers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or percentages here from
your own library -</span> ] and yet many public libraries are equipped with
broadband strength that is less than what one might find in their own
home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your constituents are coming
to the library to complete EDD applications, submit job applications,
researching Affordable Care Act plans, accessing tutors for school assignments,
applying for veterans programs – <u>all online.</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not everyone has a computer or smart tablet at home, so
libraries fill the role of the “great equalizer” of access for all in a
community. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I strongly encourage the legislature to adopt the
Governor’s proposal, which ultimately will allow the State Library to join the
cooperative network, CENIC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
important to note that the legislature has a good familiarity with CENIC, as
CENIC has been providing a high level of broadband service for the K-12, University
of California, CSU, and community college systems for many years with great
success.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Your support of this project is vitally important
to the public library community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank
you for your consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-38290201872634001812014-03-07T08:57:00.001-08:002014-03-07T08:57:50.199-08:00CENIC Update<div align="center" style="font-family: Arial, 'sans serif';">
<span class="large_headline" style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">About the Pilot Project to Connect Select California Public Libraries to CENIC</span></div>
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<i>Connections to California Research & Education Network to Enable 21st Century Service and Global Collaboration</i></div>
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Despite the recognized benefits of and increasing patron demand for innovative library programs, limited connectivity often prevents librarians in the California State Library System from offering programs and services they perceive would be of value to their patrons. (A comprehensive view of the current state of broadband connectivity for California's public libraries can be seen in the report <a href="http://www.library.ca.gov/lds/broadband.html" style="color: #134784; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold;">High-Speed Broadband in California Public Libraries: An Initiative of the California State Library</a>, created in response to a request by the state legislature.) Videoconferencing, streaming media, content creation, specialized software, longer sessions on terminals, and unlimited wireless access are badly needed by many of California's libraries, but insufficient bandwidth thwarts these libraries' efforts to fulfill their vital role in community research and education. In order to empower libraries -- particularly in challenged areas -- to play this role, better connectivity is crucial.</div>
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Work is underway to connect California's public libraries to CENIC's <a href="http://www.cenic.org/page_id=66/" style="color: #134784; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold;">California Research & Education Network</a> (CalREN) as a sixth segment, with the California State Librarian acting as the libraries' interaction point with CENIC. <strong>To understand the requirements and benefits of connecting public libraries to CalREN, four groups of libraries are currently being connected to the network as a part of a pilot project.</strong> The <a href="http://www.plsinfo.org/" style="color: #134784; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold;">Peninsula Library System</a>, a consortium of 35 public and community college public libraries, was the first to connect to CalREN at 10 Gigabits per second. The next phase will be to upgrade the bandwidth at every branch to 1 Gigabit per second, to be completed during the summer of 2014. A Gigabit connection has also been completed to the <a href="http://www.sfpl.org/" style="color: #134784; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold;">San Francisco Public Libraries</a>, a 27-branch library system serving the San Francisco area. The <a href="http://www.sjvls.org/" style="color: #134784; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold;">San Joaquin Valley Library System</a> and a group of nine county public libraries in northern Central Valley will be connected in 2014. Libraries in California's Central Valley will also be connected to CENIC as part of the <a href="http://www.cvngbip.org/" style="color: #134784; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold;">Central Valley Next Generation Broadband Infrastructure Project</a>.</div>
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California's education and research communities currently leverage their networking resources under CENIC (<a href="http://www.cenic.org/" style="color: #134784; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold;">www.cenic.org</a>), the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, a non-profit corporation created in 1997 in order to obtain cost-effective, high-bandwidth networking to support their missions and respond to the needs of their faculty, staff, and students. Members of CENIC include the 10 campuses of the University of California, the 23 campuses of the California State University, the 112 campuses of California's Community colleges, and nearly 10,000 K-12 schools, as well as private universities such as Caltech, Stanford University, and USC.</div>
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CENIC designs, implements, and operates <a href="http://www.cenic.org/page_id=66/" style="color: #134784; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold;">CalREN, the California Research and Education Network</a>, a high-bandwidth, high-capacity Internet network specially designed to meet the unique requirements of these communities, and to which the above institutions and others, the vast majority of the state's research and education institutions, are connected.</div>
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As well as connecting these and other research and education institutions to one another, CENIC also connects to other similar networks throughout the United States and the world to make California's research and education members of a truly global collaborative community.</div>
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During the spring and summer of 2013, CENIC conducted interviews with librarians in many of these libraries, asking them to describe current uses of technology in their main and branch public libraries, to identify the obstacles they face as a result of limited bandwidth, and to share ideas they have for using expanded broadband capacity to serve their patrons. The results of these interviews have been compiled in a series of reports available on the CENIC website at <a href="http://www.cenic.org/page_id=1244/" style="color: #134784; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold;">www.cenic.org</a>.</div>
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From Cenic Library Update Volume 1, Issue 1 First Quarer 2014: </div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-72629827745781205562014-02-27T09:00:00.001-08:002014-02-27T09:00:38.444-08:00SCELC Vendor Fair<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
Thursday, March 6 2014</div>
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8:00 am - 5:00 pm</div>
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University Hall, Loyola Marymount University</div>
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1 LMU Drive</div>
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Los Angeles 90045</div>
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The SCELC Vendor Fair will have more than 50 vendors and 135 presentations over the course of the day. SCELC is the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium for private academic institutions throughout California, and the originator of the Vendor Fair.</div>
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While geared towards academic libraries many of the vendors serve public libraries too. And if you are interested in Enki, Califa will have a booth and will be giving a presentation on Enki.</div>
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Due to the generosity of the Sponsors, librarians and attendees from affiliate or non-SCELC institutions are able to attend for free.</div>
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You can register here: http://scelc.org/events/scelcapalooza/registration</div>
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<b>Schedule:</b></div>
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Continental Breakfast: 8:00-10:00</div>
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Table Exhibits Open: 8:30-5:00</div>
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Live demo presentations: 10:00–4:10</div>
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Six 40 minute session blocks thorough out the day</div>
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Closing Dessert reception: 4:10-4:50</div>
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<b>List of vendors:</b></div>
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AAAS/Science</div>
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ABC-CLIO</div>
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ACS</div>
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Alexander Street Press</div>
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Ambrose Video Publishing</div>
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APA</div>
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American Society for Microbiology</div>
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Artstor (Digital Library + Shared Shelf)</div>
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BiblioLabs</div>
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Bloomsbury Publishing (Drama Online & Churchill Archive)</div>
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BRILL</div>
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Califa - for Enki</div>
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Cambridge University Press</div>
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Camino (SCELC Borrowing network)</div>
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Chronicle of Higher Education</div>
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Counting Opinions</div>
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Credo</div>
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Data-Planet</div>
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De Gruyter, Inc.</div>
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Digitalia (itm)</div>
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Duke University Press</div>
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EBSCO</div>
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Education Week</div>
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Elsevier</div>
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Emerald Group Publishing</div>
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Euromonintor International</div>
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Future Science Group</div>
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Gale, Cengage Learning</div>
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Geographic Research, In</div>
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Films Media Group/Infobase Learning</div>
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Innovative Interfaces</div>
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InteLex Corporation</div>
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JSTOR</div>
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Mango Languages</div>
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Mergent, Inc.</div>
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Nature Publishing Group</div>
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NewsBank</div>
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now publishers</div>
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OCLC</div>
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Oxford University Press</div>
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Palgrave Macmillan</div>
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PolicyMap</div>
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Project MUSE</div>
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ProQuest</div>
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Read Cube</div>
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Rittenhouse R2 Medical Ebooks</div>
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Royal Society of Chemistry</div>
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SAGE</div>
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SIPX</div>
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Sociometrics</div>
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Springer</div>
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Springshare LLC</div>
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Swank Digital Campus</div>
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Taylor & Francis Group</div>
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Thomson Reuters</div>
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Wiley</div>
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World Bank </div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-80650192419812623102014-02-24T08:24:00.000-08:002014-02-24T08:24:04.433-08:00We'd Like Your Input<div style="color: #232323; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">
Califa, in partnership with EBSCO and BiblioLabs<span style="font-size: 7px;">®</span>, will be sponsoring</div>
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two forums to give our members a chance to get an in-depth look</div>
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at some unique, new products in the library marketplace, including</div>
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BiblioBoard<span style="font-size: 7px;">® </span>and EBSCO archives.</div>
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Our vendors are eager to get feedback from you<span style="font-size: 11px;">.</span></div>
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These sessions will be appropriate for librarians working with local</div>
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digital collections, e-books, makerspaces or common core state</div>
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standards. Come and share your thoughts.</div>
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March 5, 2014</div>
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10:30 am - 12:30 pm</div>
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San Diego County Library</div>
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5560 Overland Ave., Suite 110</div>
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San Diego</div>
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March 24, 2014</div>
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1:00 pm - 3:00 pm</div>
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Los Gatos Public Library</div>
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100 Villa Ave.</div>
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Los Gatos</div>
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RSVP Carolyn@bibliolabs.com</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-88477636923087962942014-01-28T09:28:00.000-08:002014-01-28T09:28:19.599-08:00Toucan Valley Social Studies Fact Cards<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
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Studies Fact Cards</b>. The current owner was planning to retire, and our
members asked us to take on the hosting, so we will be offering the California
cards free of charge to all libraries. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fact cards is <a href="http://factcards.califa.org/" target="_blank">http://factcards.califa.org</a> .
There is no username or password, and the service is entirely free.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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statistics. Unfortunately, no, we just have a URL up that people can
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was not working, thank you. We have taken that link down, accessing
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United States, and World topics included in the social studies curriculum in
California. For the past ten years, printed Fact Cards have been used
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7223840292474349991.post-53825041879720278042014-01-15T12:27:00.002-08:002014-01-15T12:27:57.118-08:00The Edgy Librarian<div id="divRpF224702" style="direction: ltr; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">Califa and Infopeople are proud to present the fifth annual online conference, The Edgy Librarian on February 7, 2013! Come and join us online (no travel required!) for a full day of learning including: </span></div>
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- a keynote from Susan Hildreth of IMLS </div>
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- an update on the enki ebook platform created by Califa/Contra Costa County</div>
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- Maker Spaces at Mountain View and Palo Alto</div>
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- Seed and Tool Libraries from SFPL and Berkeley, repspectively</div>
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- Social Media lessons from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transport Library,</div>
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The fun kicks off at 8:30am, and goes until 3pm on February 7. You can watch as a group in a conference room ($75 for a group) or on your own at your own desk ($50). </div>
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Learn more, and register, at <a href="http://www.califa.org/edgy">http://www.califa.org/edgy</a></div>
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Looking forward to seeing you online on Feb 7!</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">go to http://www.califa.org for full information on the Califa Library Group.</div>Tanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14338081306804767818noreply@blogger.com0